Avapritinib - Blueprint Medicines
Alternative Names: AYVAKIT; AYVAKYT; Ayvakyt; BLU-285; CS 3007; TaijihuaLatest Information Update: 10 Mar 2026
At a glance
- Originator Blueprint Medicines
- Developer Blueprint Medicines; CStone Pharmaceuticals; Neopharm Ltd
- Class 2 ring heterocyclic compounds; Amines; Antineoplastics; Pyrazoles; Pyrimidines; Pyrroles; Skin disorder therapies; Small molecules; Triazines
- Mechanism of Action Platelet-derived growth factor alpha receptor antagonists; Proto-oncogene protein c-kit inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Systemic mastocytosis; Gastrointestinal stromal tumours
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Gastrointestinal stromal tumours; Systemic mastocytosis
- Phase II Haematological malignancies
- Phase I/II Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 28 Feb 2026 Updated efficacy and adverse events data from the phase II PIONEER trial in Systemic mastocytosis released by Blueprint Medicines
- 06 Dec 2025 Updated pharmacodynamics data from the phase II PIONEER trial in Systemic mastocytosis presented at the 67th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition (ASH-HEM-2025)
- 06 Dec 2025 Efficacy and adverse events data from the phase II PIONEER trial in Systemic mastocytosis presented at the 67th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition (ASH-Hem-2025)